Going 'Beyond: Two Worlds' On the PlayStation 3

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PlayStation 3 developer Quantic Dream pushed game presentation
forward with the dynamic "Heavy Rain" in 2010. And it will again
next year with "Beyond: Two Worlds." Company president David
Cage, who is the writer and director of this stunning game,
recently gave us a brief walkthrough of what to expect.

In "Beyond: Two Worlds" you play Jodie, a troubled girl, across a
15-year span of her life. She’s on the run from the police for
some reason, and throughout this adventure you’ll alternate
between controlling her and a secondary spiritual character who
aids her in time of need. [ Ghost
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through objects to get a view of the area surrounding Jodie, and
occasionally taking control of certain things: making an object
jump (such as from a coffee cup to a car) or possessing people to
create a distraction (such as making a cop crash his car into a
guard rail repeatedly as you slip through a police checkpoint).

When you control Jodie, you’ll be prompted to follow on-screen
commands to successfully get her through a sequence, highlighted
by button presses and occasional directions with a control stick.
Do it wrong and she’ll be arrested (though that won’t be the end
of the story; you’ll be given a chance to escape captivity).

Quantic Dream has put together startling improvements to its game
engine, especially with better character models, bigger
environments (your run through a dark forest is one of the game’s
key highlights) and weather effects. To make the performances in
"Beyond: Two Worlds" hit the right pitch, Cage enlisted Academy
Award-nominated actress Ellen Page ("Inception,""Juno") to play
Jodie, not only providing her dialogue but her emotions and
actions, through motion-capture technology.

"Beyond: Two Worlds" isn’t scheduled for release until 2013. But
it’s definitely shaping up to be a thrilling new game, and
considering Quantic Dream’s track record on the PlayStation 3 so
far with "Heavy Rain," that should come as no surprise.